By Jason Simpkins China’s crude oil imports climbed 39% to a record high last month, and Saudi Arabia was the nation’s largest...
From Staff Reports Carrefour SA, Europe’s largest retailer, and its Turkish partner, Sabanci Holding AS, may make a bid for Turkey’s...
From Staff Reports The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX), the world's largest private-equity fund, said its buyout projects in India will not be...
By Keith Fitz-Gerald Contributing Editor As I’m sure we’ve all seen, the Dubai government – through its Dubai World investment...
By Mike Caggeso China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL), the world’s largest cell phone provider, continues to pummel its competition. Last week, the...
From Staff Reports Beijing's decision to allow individual mainland investors to trade directly in Hong Kong-listed shares could funnel tens of...
From Staff Reports Brokerage Bear Stearns Cos. (NYSE: BSC) yesterday (Tuesday) upgraded gum-and-candy maker Wm Wrigley Jr. Co. (NYSE: WWY) to...
From Staff Reports The number of U.S. foreclosure filings reported for July were up 93% over the same month last year, the latest sign that...
By Jason SimpkinsStaff Writer Desperate to try and cool off an economy that’s grown at 10% or better for four straight years, China’s central...
All things considered, U.S. central bank chief Ben S. Bernanke and the Federal Reserve have so far demonstrated a tremendous amount of restraint amid...
From Staff Reports Central banks in Europe, Asia and the U.S. injected more cash into the global financial markets yesterday (Tuesday), in a...
By Martin HutchinsonDirector of Global Investing Research When the subprime mortgage crisis broke in February, I assumed (like most others) that...
Three more major U.S. mortgage lenders announced major job reductions...
By Jason Simpkins Staff Writer U.S. stocks posted moderate gains yesterday (Monday) – rebounding from early setbacks – as still-fretting...
For all the talk of China's high-speed economy, there's been little real discussion of the way prices for certain goods have...
By Martin Hutchinson Director of Global Investing Research When Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, suffered an election defeat recently, some...
By Jason Simpkins The U.S. Federal Reserve cut the discount rate to 5.75% Friday, and in a statement indicated that it is "prepared to act as needed...
By Mike Caggeso While Mexico's economy grew at a 2.8% in the second quarter - snapping a four-quarter streak of economic deceleration - experts are...
From Staff Reports Asian shares were pounded Friday in the wake of continued turmoil in the global credit markets. But then they soared today...
From Staff Reports China's ambassador to the United States has taken steps to assure Congressional leaders that China has no plans to dump its U.S....
